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Boston man being watched by terrorism task force killed by officers

A man who had allegedly plotted an attack on law enforcement officers and was under surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force was shot and killed Tuesday morning during a confrontation with a Boston police officer and an FBI agent.

A man who had allegedly plotted an attack on law enforcement officers and was under surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force was shot and killed Tuesday morning during a confrontation with a Boston police officer and an FBI agent.

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Updated: 5:21 PM EDT Jun 2, 2015

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WEBVTT JOHN ATWATER LIVE AT BOSTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS. JOHN: POLICE ARE NOT ELABORATING ON WHAT THE POSSIBLE THREAT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT THEY SAY THE THREAT ROSE TO A LEVEL THAT CAUSED THEM TO MOVE IN TODAY. THIS IS THE THREAT INVESTIGATORS SAY COMPELLED OFFICERS TO SHOOT THE 26-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT -- A MILITARY-STYLE KNIFE THEY SAY HE PULLED ON THEM IN A CVS PARKING LOT JUST AFTER 7:00 THIS MORNING. WE SAW THE VIDEO. IT APPEARS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE BACKING AWAY BEFORE EXERCISING DEADLY FORCE. JOHN: THE FBI AND POLICE SAY THEY HAD BEEN FOLLOWING USAAMA RAHIM FOR SOME TIME. SOURCES SAY HE HAD BEEN PLANNING AN ATTACK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE LEVEL OF ALARM BROUGHT US TO QUESTION HIM TODAY. I DON'T THINK ANYONE EXPECTED THE REACTION WE GOT OUT OF HIM. JOHN: THE POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYS POLICE AND THE FBI REPEATEDLY ORDERED RAHIM TO DROP THE WEAPON, BUT WHEN THEY FEARED FOR THEIR SAFETY, HE SAYS RAHIM WAS SHOT TWICE -- ONCE IN THE TORSO AND ONCE IN THE ABDOMEN. BOTH FBI AND POLICE DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO GET THIS INDIVIDUAL TO DROP THE KNIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD TO TAKE HIS LIFE. JOHN: AGAIN, POLICE RELEASING VERY FEW DETAILS ABOUT ANY PLANS THE SUSPECT MAY HAVE HAD BUT

Boston man being watched by terrorism task force killed by officers

A man who had allegedly plotted an attack on law enforcement officers and was under surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force was shot and killed Tuesday morning during a confrontation with a Boston police officer and an FBI agent.